Dr Sanford, you wrote this story from multiple angles and it deeply resonated with me coming from a technology background and someone who understand the effects of loneliness in our lives. Even though human touch is indefensible for some people these alternative tech interventions can give hope. While research the digisexuality topic I found some compelling use cases especially from Japan where people feel lonely due to various reasons. I believe our elderly readers will love this piece as you show pros and cons beautifully and touched on ethical aspects leveraging your research background in sociology. Thank you for writing this outstanding piece and sharing it on ILLUMINATION-Curated.